On Thu, Nov 12, 2020 at 8:41 PM David Mertz <me...@gnosis.cx> wrote:
> One idea that I cannot recall seeing, but that seems to make sense to me and
> fit with Python's feel is using a WORD to distinguish between a variable
> value and a binding target. That is, instead of a special symbol prefixing
> or suffixing a name, either to indicate it is or is not a binding target. Of
> course, whether the extra word would be used for binding or for NOT binding
> is a question still.
I agree 100%. Words instead of sigils is more like the rest of Python.
Best,
Luciano
>
> NOT_FOUND = 404
> match http_code:
> case 200:
> print("OK document")
> case value NOT_FOUND: # use the variable value
> print("Document not found")
> case OTHER_CODE: # bind this name
> print("Other HTTP code", OTHER_CODE)
>
> Of course, this would require a soft keyword, which is a disadvantage. Going
> the other direction:
>
> NOT_FOUND = 404
> match http_code:
> case 200:
> print("OK document")
> case NOT_FOUND: # use the variable value
> print("Document not found")
> case bind OTHER_CODE: # bind this name
> print("Other HTTP code")
>
> To me these read better than the punctuation characters. But I guess some
> folks have suggested enlisting 'as', which is a word, of course.
>
>
>
>
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